Your One Stop Shop - Franklin Lowe: Hydraulink Canberra HSST

With over 15 years in the mechanical trade, I’ve built my career across a wide range of industries — from mobile plant diesel and agricultural machinery through to road transport, mining, and underground hard rock. Along the way, I’ve often worked independently, operating as a sole trader mobile mechanic servicing farms and transport companies, before later establishing a field service business focused on underground drill rigs.

My career path has also seen me step into leadership roles, most recently as Workshop Coordinator and Reliability Supervisor on the Snowy Hydro 2.0 Project. It was here that I reconnected with Hydraulink, a brand I first encountered as a first-year apprentice at Tritton Mines, and met Harry Padda, which set in motion the next chapter of my professional journey.

Today, we provide customers with a complete ‘One Stop Shop’ solution. Beyond supplying premium hose products, we take a proactive approach to machine reliability — assessing, diagnosing, repairing, and servicing equipment to the highest standards. Our goal is simple: to get you running and keep you running, with quality products, proven service, and genuine professionalism built on real industry experience.

Outside of work, I enjoy time with my family — whether that’s over a good meal, catching live sport, heading out on a road trip, or chasing down the best views and swimming holes on a hike. Living in the ‘Bush Capital’ makes it easy to enjoy the outdoors, with snowfields, beaches, and endless walking trails all within reach.